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filO:OF MUSICIANS
IN ANNUAL TOUR
I fats <*:■'■ symphony Trio" Again on Tour
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iXh* Symphony Trio" Again on Tour
f?spVVS of Inland Empire.
efjje ( Symphony Trio, perhaps the
j^rt musical organization ever com
w from the students of the State
Allege of Washington, announces
l«j second year's work through Mr.
Harold Peckebpaiigh, their 1911-12
manager. The personnel of the trio
(j?the same as last year, with Miss
flSonft Trimill, contralto; Mr. Er
ne*. E. Fitzsimmons, violinist, and
jjr, Louis Dcs Volgnes, pianist. These
■ musicians will 'again tour the Inland
jfoplre giving concerts in such towns
'.Jf* Davenport, Cheney, Ritzville,
Cover d'Alene, Wardner, Mullan,
Scalane, Wallula, Tekoa, Oakesdale,
flarflehi. Colfax and Pullman,
i I Miss Tramill Ib the most popular
e»ntralto who ever attended the Stat.
College and has a wide circle of ad
mirers among the music lovers of the
inland Empire. She is always a fa
fbrlte with the audience where she
its appeared before and she will cer
tainly please all who have the op
portunity to hear her.. Ernest Fltz
jjnunons is very well know, not only
A the Inland Empire but in Oregon
its well. He was soloist for the Sym
fbonuy club duriu . .he tour of 1009,
fas last .fear the violinist with this
|_o and also went with the Glee
Club on its tour of Eastern Washing
ton. The Oregoniau says: "He is
a young violinist of rare technique
and expression." Louis Dcs Voignes
IS a graduate of the State College of
Music. While attending school he
composed the senior class song, which
easily won the prize at the annual
Freshman-Sophomore Glee. Among
his other compositions are a nocturne
In G minor, and popular ragtime
piece "Football" march and two-step
which is now being published.
TRe THIRD
pi DEGREE
, l i
_A Narrative
yf
(^Metropolitan
I Life ■ 1
By CHARLES KLEIN and
ARTHUR HORNBLOW
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS
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(Continued from last week)
"May I go now?" she said.
"Yes, my dear; I guess you've got
nothing dangerous on you. We have
to be very careful. I remember once
when we had. that Hoboken murderer
here. He's the feller that cut his
wife's head off and stuffed the body
in a barrel. His mother came here to
.*** You're the Wife of Jeffries, Whom
I They've Got for Murder, Eh?"
lee him one day and what did I find
inside her stocking but an Innocent
looking little round pill, and if you
llease, it was nothing less than pru»
lie acid. He would. have swallowed it
and the electric chair would have
keen cheated. So you see how careful
We haa to be."
• Annie could cot listen to any more.
The horror of having Howard classed
with, fiends of that description sickened
■«"• To the keeper she said quickly:
fl "Please take me to my husband."
1 Taking another dollar from her
Purse, she slipped the bill into the
■»*n's hand, feeling that, here aa
everywhere else, one must pay for
privileges and courtesies. Her guide
led the way and ushered her into an
•levator, which, at a signal, started
■lowly upwards. ll
The cell* in the Tombs are arranged
■» rows In the form of an ellipse in
the center of each of the six floors.
There is room to accommodate 900
Prisoners of both sexes. The men aro
confined in the new prison; the wom
en, fewer in number, in what remains of
the old building. Only the center of each
.floor being taken up with the row*
•t narrow cells, there remain* a broad
corridor, running all the way round
*ad flanked on the right by high walla
'*«■»? small barred windows. c An <*•
*mr from the street glancing ap at
the .windows might conclude that they
we. those of th. cells in which pris
oner* were confined. As a matter of
tact, the cells have no windows, only a
grating which looks directly out into
the circular corridor. \ .
At the fourth floor the elevator
stopped and the heavy iron door
swung back.
This way," said the keeper, step-
Ping out and quickly walking along
the corridor. "He's in cell No. 456."
A lump rose In Annie's throat. The
Place was well ventilated, yet she
thought she would faint from a cho
king feeling of restraint. All along
the corridor to the left were iron
doors painted yellow. In the upper
pari of the door were half a dozen
broad slits through which one could
see what was going on inside.
"Those are the cells," volunteered
her guide.
Annie shuddered as, mentally, she
pictured Howard locked up in such a
dreadful place. She peered through
one of the slits and saw a narrow cell
about to. feet long by six wide. The
only furnishings were a folding cot
with blanket, a wash bowl and lava
tory. Each cell had its occupant, men
and youths of all ages. Some were
reading, gome playing cards. Some
were lying asleep on their cots, per
haps dreaming of home, but most of
them leaning dejectedly against the
iron bars wondering when they would
regain their liberty.
"Where are the women?" asked
Annie, trying to keep down the lump
that rose chokingly in her throat.
"They're in a separate part of the
prison." replied the keeper.
"isn't it dreadful?'' she murmured.
"Not at all," he exclaimed cheer
fully. "These prisoners fare better in
prison than they do outside. 1 wager
some of them are sorry to leave."
"But it's dreadful to be cooped up
ln those little cells, isn't it?" she said.
"Not so bad as it looks," he laughed.
"They are allowed to come out In the
corridor to exercise twice a day for an
hour and there is a splendid shower
bath they can take."
"Where is my husband's cell?" she
whispered, almost dreading to hear
the reply.
"There it is," he said, pointing to a
door. "No. 456."
Walking rapidly ahead of her and
stopping at one of the cell doors, he
rapped loudly on tie iron grating and
cried:
"Jeffrie*, here's a lady come to see
you. Wake up there!"
A white, drawn face approached the
grating. Annie sprang forward.
"Howard!" she sobbed.
"Is It you, Annie?" came a weak
voice through the bars.
"Can't I go in to him?" she asked
pleadingly.
The keeper shook his head.
"No, mm, you must talk through
the bars, but 1 won't disturb you."
'Ie- walked away and the husband
and wife were left facing each other.
The tears were streaming down An
nie's cheeks. It was dreadful to be
standing there so close and yet uot
be able to throw her arms around him.
Her heart ached as she saw the dis
tress in his wan, pale face.
"Why didn't you come before?" he
asked.
"1 could not. They wouldn't let me. j
Oh, Howard," she gasped. "What a
dreadful tiling this is! Tell me how
you got into such a scrape!"
lie put his hand to his head^as if it
hurt him, and. she noticed that his
eyes looked queer. For a moment the
agony of a terrible suspicion crossed
her mind. Was it possible that in a
moment of drunken recklessness he
bad shot Underwood? Quickly, almost
breathlessly, she whispered to him:
"Tell me quickly, 'tis not true, is it?
You did not kill Robert Underwood."
lie shook his head.
"No," he said.
"Thank God for that!" she ex
claimed. "But your confession —what
does that mean?"
"I do not know. They told me I did
it. They insisted 1 did it. He was
■ure 1 did it. He told me he knew I
did it. He showed me the pistol. He
was so insistent that I thought he was
right—that I had done It." In a deep
whisper he added earnestly: "But
you know I didn't, don't you?"
"Who is he?" demanded Annie.
 "Tbe police captain."
"Oh, Capt. Clinton told you you
did it?"
Howard nodded.
"Yes, he told me he knew I did It.
He kept me standing there six hours,
questioning and questioning until I
was ready, to drop. I tried to sit
down; he made me stand up. 1 did
not know what 1 was saying or doing.
He told me I killed Robert Under
wood. He showed me the pistol under
the strong light. The reflection from
the polished nickel flashed into my
eyes, everything suddenly became a
blank. A few moments later the cor
oner came in and Capt. Clinton told
nini I confessed. But it isn't true, An
-1 nie. You know I am as innocent of
I that murder as you are."
"Thank God, thank God!" exclaimed
Annie. "I see it all now."
Her tears were dried. Her brain was
beginning to work rapidly. She al
ready saw a possible line of defense.
"1 don't know how it all happened,"
went on Howard. "I don't know any
more about it than you do. I left you
to go to unaerwooo s apartment. OB
the way I foolishly took a drink. Wba»
I got there 1 took more whisky. Be
fore I knew it 1 was drunk. While
talking I fell asleep. Suddenly I heard
a woman's voice."
"Ah!" interrupted Annie. "You, too,
heard a woman's voice. Capt Cllntoa
■aid there was a woman in it"
Thoughtfully, as If to herself, «he
added: "We must find that woman.
"When 1 woke up," continued How
ard "it was dark. Groping around
lor the electric light I stumble* orer
_on.et_.lng. It was Underwood* dead
body. How he came by bis death !
have not the slightest Idea. lat once
realized the dangerous position I was
in and '. tried to leave the apartment
unobserved. Just as 1 was going,
underwood's man servant arrived and
he handed me over to the police.
That's the whole story. I've been
here since yesterday and I'll be devil
ish glad to get out."
(Continued next week)
PLEASES SHEKWIN
Popular Handier Says "Idaho" Plan
is the Hest
HE SAVED OVER $400.00
Declares the Idaho the Greatest
Machine Yet.
P. E. Sherwin, one of the best
known and most popular ranchers of
this vicinity, is an enthusiastic advo
cate of the new "IDAHO" method of
harvesting for "one dollar per acre
and you get the dollar."
Mr. Sherwin had a highly success
ful season, harvested a bountiful crop
with the little "Idaho" and feels good
all over at the saving the wonderful
little harvester afforded him.
Testifying to its merits he says:
"I am certainly pleased with the
'Idaho.' It is the greatest harvesting
machine yet produced and will come
into universal use when the factory
can supply the big demand for it.
"I Ike it because it is always
ready when the owner is. and lets
you get to work when your grain
is ripe without having to depend on
outside help.
"I like it more because it saves
a lot of money for the rancher and
does away with the biggest part of
the worry of harvest work.
"I gathered the grain from about
176 acres with my machine this sea
sou, making for myself a saving of
over four hundred dollars on my
own crop, besides what I earned cut
tins for a neighbor.
"I saved more grain than 1 have
with other methods on the same
ground, and 1 did the work easier
and got along better than 1 ever have
before. The machine is very simple.
Easily handled and requires little
attention. My boys handled it alone
most of the harvest, lt was easy on
my stock and allowed us to do the
work without the usual worry and
trouble that is so dreaded from one
harvest to another.
"I am enthusiastic over the Idaho
and glad to say a good word for it.
I thought .Mr. .Manning expressed my
■sentiments exactly when he said: 'I
would not take two thousand dol
lars for my machine if 1 could not
get another.' "
Mr. Bherwin's experience will un
doubtedly convince many others of
the Idaho's worth to the rancher, for
he is it-cognized as a practical, suc
cessful man and one whose opinion
sof value. Every man that owns an
I Idaho says without hesitation that it
i is the greatest machine yet devised
for the tanner, and their testimony
should influence even the most skep
tical, for they have had actual ex
perience with the machine and its
worth is not a matter of guess work
with them. —Idaho County Free
Cress, Grangevllle, Idaho, Nov. 23,
1911.
The World's Crop.
The United States department of
agriculture has received the follow
ing cablegram, dated November 18,
1911, from the International Insti
tute of Agriculture, Rome, Italy,
regarding areas and production, this
year, of the crops specified in the
principal producing countries of the
northern hemisphere, and in the
countries named, and the conditions
attending the sowing and germina
tion of winter cereal crops in the
northern hemisphere.
All Wheat: Single numerical
statement of production 100.2 per
cent of last year's production, in
dicating a total production of 1,637,
--000,000 cwt., or 3,055,733,000 bush
els of 60 pounds.
All Rye: Ninety-three per cent of
last year's production, indicating a
total production of 662,000,000 cwt.,
or 1,324,000,000 bushels of 56
pounds.
Barley: Ninety-nine and four hun
dredths per cent of last year's produc
tion, Indicating a total production of
518,000,000 cwt., or 1,208.000,000
bushels of 48 pounds.
Oats: Nine and eight tenths per
cent of yast year's production, Indi
cating a total production of 967,000,
--000 cwt., or 3,384,500,000 bushels of
32 pounds.
Rice: The area probably harvest
ed in British India ls 55.792.000
acres.
All Wheat: The estimated area
sown in Argentina is 17,043,000
acres; in Chill, 1,853.000 acres; and
in Australia 7,905,000 acres.
Oats: The estimated area sown
in Argentina is 2,647,000 acres: and
in Australia, 689,000 acres.
Winter Cereal Crops: The sowing
Is approaching completion; the work
preparatory to sowing, and the sow
ing,' was accomplished under good
conditions, and germination ts res*
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m\&*S_ *.*' _______E__l '*" s*°°.
ONE MAY OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT
simply as a matter of convenience in
handling his personal funds, and
without serious intention of making
It a "Savings" account, yet he will
usually find that the balance to his
credit Is steadily growing, and he
will soon take pride in governing
his affairs in such a careful and
business-like way that his surplus
will continue to grow at an Increas
ing rate.
Another advantage in keeping a
bank account and paying by check
instead of with the actual cash Is
the avoidance of loss by accident,
theft, and errors in making change.
ONE DOLLAR will start a bank
account with the
FARMERS STATE BANK OF
PULLMAN
J. P. Duthie Frank Stephens
Pullman Transfer
& Storage Co.
Dealers in
Brick, Lime, Cement aad Sand.
We make a specialty of moving
household goods and pianos.
Call on us and give us a trial.
Office, 907 Grand st.
....DR. A. E. SHAW....
DENTIST
(Mice: First National Hank Build
ing, Pullman.
Hours: 8 to 12 it. in., 1 to ', p. in.
/g^**^. DR. KING has
f"*_r_\\ VxLy so '(' bis interest in
VJVt_%__Z_4l^ The King Optical Co.
£S an( j jh e King Co.
Spokane, His office is now 236
Paulsen Building, Spokane.
T. ALLISON BALL
EYE SPECIALIST
Examination made by appointment
only.
Phone ISBJ. Pullman, Wash.
Summons.
In the Justice Court before (Jeo.
N. Henry, Justice of the Peace, in and
for Precincts 41, 51 and 64, Whit
man county, Washington.
E. A. Archer, Plaintiff
vs.
L. L. Barger and Mrs. L. L. Barger,
his wife, Defendants
Notice to Defendants.
State of Washington, County of
Whitman, ss.
To L. L. Barger and Mrs. L. 1,. Bar
ger, his wife:
In the name of the state of Wash
ington, you are hereby notified that
E. A. Archer has filed a complaint
against you in said Court, which will
come on to be heard at my office in
Pullman, Whitman county, state of
Washington, on the 23rd day of De
cember, 1911, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m. and unless you appear
and then and there answer, the same
will be taken as confessed, and the
demand of the plaintiff granted. The
object and demand of said complaint
is to recover the sum of Twelve
Dollars and legal interest thereon
from March 31st, 1911, and to attach
your personal property in Whitman
county, Washington, for the satisfac
tion of such judgment as may be
granted to plaintiff herein.
Complaint filed the 23rd day of
November, A. D., 1911.
Geo. N. Henry,
Nov 2.-Dec 15 Justice of the Peace.
WANTED— rent a piano.
Mrs. H. A. Walter,
Nov. 17-24 905 Spring St.
Go to Duthie's for Paints. Otis.
Varnishes and Buaaaiae ualshss for
■oor aad furniture. miss standard
wall finish.
If you want the beat bluestem
flour oa tho market call for the Pull
man Mills' flour. sag 11 tf
Bept Itf
I The Spirit 1
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Smt _«___P /M • A. m\
1 of Christinas §
2 is now on JR.;
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Va 1 T is (lult,t perceptible now and you may profit 3|J
2j I in more ways than one by making your pur- wh,
I]A A 'bases early in the season. Our show win- fc%
W\{J ilow will soon b.i all aglow with sparkling gems &•
QZ and rich pieces of Jewelry in the most attractive *^C
OEf and pleasing designs. Cut Class, Sterling 'Silver, J^
V^( Silver Plated Fiat Ware, Hand Painted and Cold »£.
WAt Decorated China also find a place there. fcX
%^ The purchaser who wishes to spend only a rood «£
VjX crate sum for a suitable gift will be accommodated *^V
Or here and will have the satisfaction of knowing that At'
Qrf his purchase is a reliable one. We have sought ' *Ty
£\f in our buying to select designs that are exclusive g_7
and attractive and worthy of the jeweler's craft. it_>
1 W. F. M. Ricketts & Son
\$ Watchmakers and Jewelers vi
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"The Standard"
The only school in the Northwest that will allow you to hold
half of your tuition until after you graduate and secure a lucrative
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paying positions. Our new catalog is now ready for you. Ask for
it. Address the principal, W. E. Allen, 01907 Waahington St,
Spokane, Washington.
Let Christmas Come!
You'll be ready any day you come into the store.
You, ll find Buffets (nothing more delights a woman) at
low prices.
You'll find tabourettes, jardinerc stands, pedestals, card
tables, and a hundred other odd low priced pieces that are
Christmassy and useful.
You'll find solid family gifts such as beds, chamber furni
ture, dining room suites, parlor outfits.
—And a remarkably fine display of rags. Shop early.
KIMBALL & ROTH
Furniture and Undertaking
Opposite Artesian Hotel. - - - \ PULLMAN, WASH.
J. H. ST. LAWRENCE
Of COLFAX, WASH.
IS THE SOLE AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE
CELEBRATED
Steger & hjMnltFl Ivers and
Sons IBft Pond
PIANOS Kid PIANOS
the greatest production of the American piano market. The
Starr Piano one of the oldest and best. The Wick Piano, a new
manufacture of the great west. The above named pianos are
all sold direct from the factory, enabling us to give you the
very best prices and terms.
For full particulars write or call on
''A '■"':''.
J. H. ST. LAWRENCE
318 Main Street. Colta, W«b.
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